Blamed for an uproar (6)

I believe the answer is:

bedlam

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'for an uproar' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'blamed' is the wordplay.
'blamed' anagrams to 'BEDLAM'.
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(Other definitions for bedlam that I've seen before include "hubbub" , "Loud confused noise" , "Blamed for deafening noise" , "Place of uproar or madness" , "State of extreme confusion and disorder" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail, The Irish News and The Irish Independent.

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